Breastfeeding Bicolanas

30/01/2026

23/01/2026

First 2 years of life are a critical window for metabolic programming. During this time, a baby’s brain and body learn how to process energy, regulate appetite, and respond to sweetness. Excess sugar early on can quietly shape lifelong preferences and health outcomes.
Research shows that limiting added sugar in infancy lowers the long-term risk of chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Early sugar exposure trains reward circuits to crave intense sweetness, making healthier foods less appealing later. It also disrupts insulin regulation while systems are still forming.
Babies do not need added sugar for growth or brain development. Natural sugars from fruits and milk are processed differently and come with fiber and nutrients that slow absorption. When added sugars are avoided, taste buds stay sensitive, and the body learns balanced energy regulation.
Parents can support lifelong health by reading labels, avoiding sweetened snacks and drinks, and offering whole foods. These choices are not about restriction but protection. Early habits shape how the brain and body work together for decades. Limiting sugar in the first 2 years is one of the simplest ways to reduce disease risk and support long-term wellbeing.

First 2 years of life are a critical window for metabolic programming. During this time, a baby’s brain and body learn how to process energy, regulate appetite, and respond to sweetness. Excess sugar early on can quietly shape lifelong preferences and health outcomes.

Research shows that limiting added sugar in infancy lowers the long-term risk of chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Early sugar exposure trains reward circuits to crave intense sweetness, making healthier foods less appealing later. It also disrupts insulin regulation while systems are still forming.

Babies do not need added sugar for growth or brain development. Natural sugars from fruits and milk are processed differently and come with fiber and nutrients that slow absorption. When added sugars are avoided, taste buds stay sensitive, and the body learns balanced energy regulation.

Parents can support lifelong health by reading labels, avoiding sweetened snacks and drinks, and offering whole foods. These choices are not about restriction but protection. Early habits shape how the brain and body work together for decades. Limiting sugar in the first 2 years is one of the simplest ways to reduce disease risk and support long-term wellbeing.

19/01/2026

This is the life of a breastfeeding mama every night. Her eyes are closed, but her body and heart are wide awake. She’s not really sleeping, her whole body is still on duty.

Her arm goes numb.
Her back aches.
She barely moves, afraid to wake her baby.

She’s not resting, she’s listening.
Listening to every tiny breath, every soft sound, every little movement.

She wishes she could fall into a deep sleep, even just for a few hours.
But moms don’t truly sleep.
They just recharge with their eyes closed and their hearts fully awake.

To every breastfeeding mama
Your tired nights, your patience, your quiet sacrifices they matter.
You are seen.
You are appreciated.
You are giving your baby a love that lasts a lifetime.

And to every father and husband
See her. Support her.
Remind her she’s not alone.
Your help, your kindness, your love mean more than you know 🖤

13/01/2026

Your body literally changes your breast milk when you’re sick.

Read that again.

This isn’t a filter.
This isn’t lighting.
This isn’t “old milk vs fresh milk."

This is your immune system getting a memo and responding in real time.

When you’re sick, your body adjusts the composition of your milk
More antibodies
Different immune cells
Different color
Different purpose

Your baby’s saliva sends signals.
Your body listens.
And your milk adapts.

It’s living. It’s responsive. It’s intelligent.

This is proof that breast milk isn’t just food.
It’s medicine.
It’s protection.
It’s communication.

Your body doesn’t just feed your baby
It protects them.
Custom made. On demand.

And somehow people still call this “just milk.”

🤱✨

01/01/2026

Every drop tells a story of love, patience, and grace. Forever thankful for this season of nourishment. 🤱
Blessed by every drop. Sustained by grace 🤍

May our 2026 also be a year filled with love, nourishment, and endless gratitude.
Thank You, Lord!! 🙏🏼🤍

14/11/2025

14/11/2025

KMI President Dr Maria Asuncion Silvestre receives an Award on behalf of KMI at the Gabi ng Pagkilala at Pasasalamat ng Metro Manila Center for Health Development of the DOH.

KMI has been supporting health and nutrition programs of various CHDs across the Philippines for many years . Mabuhay!

Thank you for the work that you do Doc. Mianne Silvestre 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

09/11/2025

"Sa panahon ng kalimidad at mga peligro gaya ng bagyo at pandemya, and taong secured ang pagkain ay ang batang nasuso sa nanay niya."

While we face another force of nature, let as work to protect the mother and infant dyad. One of our key priority is to secure the moms, their infants and very young children bith in the homes and in evacuation centers.

Para sa mga evacuation centers, maglaan ng sapat na pagkain at mga supply pati na rin safe na matutuluyan or WICS (Women, Infant, and Child Friendly Spaces) upang ligtas at malaya silang makapagpasuso at magalaga ng kanilang mga anak at nang hindi na sila pa kailangan makipila at makihalubilo sa ibang mga evacuees.

In this way, hindi na kakailanganin na bigyan ng artificial na gatas, mga bote ang mga sanggol. Ang pag alaga sa nutrition ng kanilang nanay ang higit na makakatulong. Maglaan ng mga malong packs, at pagkain na naaayun sa complentary feeding para matugunan ang pangangailangan ng buong pamilya. Produce na hindi madaling masira at maaring lutuin sa suop kitchen ng evacuation centers ang higit na kailangan gaya na rin ng mga damit.

Protecting breastfeeding at this time will help prevent diarrheal and respiratory diseases that can be rampant especially in centers where close contact is common and scarce ang clean potable water. LET US NOT UNDERMINE BREASTFEEDING MOMS by letting them feel inadequate because theirs is the best food source that not only provides antibody protection, but also allows psychological and emotional protection as infants are held close safe in secured in their moms arms...

Together let us pray for each other. Together we will brave the stormy weather. Stay safe everyone!

18/10/2025

18/10/2025